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U-16 Camogie All-Ireland Final

08 August 2024

A Chairde,

Now that the dust has settled on our All-Ireland campaign, we wish to offer sincere thanks and appreciation to the following:

*All the players for their commitment over the last 7 months. They are a fantastic group to work with. Thank you for believing in management and yourselves that you could make an All-Ireland Final. It wasn't to be our day on Sunday. However, we have no doubt that we will come back stronger and do better in the future

* The entire management team: 
Paul O'Shea, Andrew McGivern, Ciara Bell, Courtney Savage, Deborah Croskery, Gerardine Maguire, Marty McCusker, Rosie Daly and Bronagh O'Shea.

* Thanks to our County Board for all their support, belief and encouragement.

* To all our clubs for their support and understanding in managing our camogs in achieving our goal of making an All-Ireland final this year.

* To our main sponsor, Walcon  for supporting Down Camogie over the past 2 years. Walcon has gone over and above to support management and players, especially in recent weeks, in preparations.

* To Andy & Tish McGivern from The Anglers Rest for their generosity in providing sponsorship and catering.

* Stephen McCusker PT from Knowledge Fitness, our S&C coach and mentor.

* Gary McMullan, our goalkeeping coach and mentor.

* Domhnall Nugent Let’s Face It our mindfulness coach and mentor. 

* Jerome from Cloud Sports Analysis for his expertise and knowledge on player and game stats.

* To St Patrick's Grammar Downpatrick Liatroim Fontenoys,  Ballela GAC, and Castlewellan GAA for providing facilities for training and matches.

* Our physio Niamh Fitzpatrick and Megan O'Callaghan, who stepped in for our All-Ireland Final.

* Bourke Sports for providing us with gear at such short notice to mark reaching an All-Ireland Final. Thanks also to Bourkes for sponsoring the match balls.

* Carrickdale Hotel for providing us with  breakfast to fuel us for our Semi and All-Ireland Finals.

* To all the families and businesses that sponsored our camog's in their All-Ireland quest.

* Protamino Nutrition Ltd for providing the camogs with post game protein and recovery snacks.

*Down LGFA for their support and cooperation this year when it came to moving fixtures when there were clashes.

* To all our fantastic supporters who come to all our matches, we really appreciate it.

* Congratulations to Carlow County Camogie and thank you for an extremely competitive game. 

Finally we wish all our camog's good luck in their results next week and a wonderful rest of your summer. Good luck in your championship as well 

Go Raibh Maith Agat

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